Simple. Powerful. Revolutionary. Welcome to Tracktion 2.

If you've tried other music production software on the market today and found it
cumbersome, limited or just plain un-inspiring, you've come to the right place.

Tracktion is a revolutionary, easy-to-use music production application that
contains everything most people will ever need to professionally record and mix
music on a Mac or PC - without all the hassles and limitations of other audio
software. Tracktion's hallmark is a clean, single-screen interface and
streamlined operation, whether you're recording tracks, MIDI programming, or
mixing down songs. It offers rock-solid operation, VST and ReWire support, and
very low CPU usage with operating systems ranging from Mac OSX to Windows 2000
and XP. And it contains a whole host of professional features that you can
actually use from day one.

Developed by programmer Julian Storer and Mackie, Tracktion 2 is a major step
forward from the original version, adding more than 100 new features and
updates, while still maintaining the core feature set that has made Tracktion a
runaway success.

A CLEAN SINGLE-SCREEN INTERFACE
Tracktion's single-screen interface is clean and clutter-free. It's all about
letting you focus on being productive, so we've gone to great measures to keep
the technical stuff out of the way of your creative process. Mind you, technical
and setup functions are always within one click of your mouse, but never
obstructing the view of your arrangement.

ENHANCED MIDI EDITOR
Tracktion 2 features a fully revamped MIDI editor for greater speed and ease of
use. Notes can now be entered at a fixed velocity and length regardless of zoom
level. This means you don't have to zoom in and out to enter the note values you
want - and you can give notes individual color for better visibility. The Line
tool allows you to draw a repeating line of notes at the velocity/and duration
you choose, eliminating a great deal of note input tedium. A new Step Entry mode
allows you to quickly enter notes with pinpoint accuracy, and can be used for
cleaning up all those notes you frantically drew with the pencil tool.

BUTT-KICKIN' BUILT-IN SAMPLER
That's right. There's a powerful yet easy-to-use onboard sampler waiting for you
inside Tracktion. Just like any other filter or plug-in, you simply drop it onto
a track, select the clips you want to trigger, click and drag to map the sample
to a range of keys, then let the butt-kickin' begin.

64-BIT, 192KHZ-CAPABLE MIX ENGINE
Much ado has been made about the "summing bus" in DAW software. This is the
place where audio streams are combined - and where audio software can
potentially suffer level overload, and overall sonic degradation versus a
traditional hardware mixer. Tracktion 2 has a new High-Definition 64-bit Math
mixing option to improve headroom and eliminate distortion through the summing
bus. This feature goes a long way to guarantee that the only distortion in your
tracks is what you put there . on purpose. Additionally, Tracktion 2 comes ready
for 192kHz-compatible audio interfaces like our Onyx 400F - giving you the
ultimate in bleeding-edge, high-definition digital audio.

REWIRE 2.0 SUPPORT
Tracktion includes ReWire 2.0 support for integration with killer applications
like Propellerheads' Reason, Ableton Live, and other ReWire-supporting software.
ReWire is like having an "invisible cable" that allows you to connect one
application to another so you can stream audio and MIDI to and from the linked
programs. Tracktion acts as a master (or "mixer") application to which other
ReWire "synth applications" can be linked - simply enable ReWire in Tracktion,
setup a track to receive the output of the "synth application," launch the
"synth application" and crank out that hit to send to that dude who says he
knows Pharell's cousin.

EXTERNAL SYNC
T2 now offers more synchronization support, including MIDI Time Code (MTC)
input/output and MIDI Clock output for working with hard disk recorders,
keyboard workstations, groove boxes, etc. Tracktion 2 can also send and receive
MIDI Machine Control (MMC) commands, opening the door to external transport
control and integration with modular digital multi-track and hard disk
recorders. This means that T2 can easily integrate with your existing recording
setup.

AUXILIARY SEND AND RETURN FUNCTIONALITY
Tracktion 2 provides 8 Auxiliary sends and returns for tasks like sharing a
reverb on the different instrument tracks in a drum kit. Or you can use the
sends to build the perfect stereo headphone mix for the picky lead guitarist.
Like all things Tracktion, these Aux sends and returns are simple for new and
existing users alike.

QUICKTIME SUPPORT
Tracktion 2 supports Quicktime video playback. Select a movie and start tracking
- compose music, add effects, replace your dialog, and win your Oscar. This
opens a world of project studio post-production to Tracktion users. And since
both Tracktion and Quicktime are cross-platform compatible, it's as easy to
share video projects as it is audio.

MIDI CONTROLLER MAPPING
T2 makes integrating any MIDI controller a breeze. Just enter the MIDI Mapper,
pick a filter parameter, and move the controller... done. The controller and
parameter are now linked, and this pairing is stored in the session file for
next time.

INTEGRATED MACKIE CONTROL UNIVERSAL AND C4 SUPPORT
Tracktion 2 offers full support for our Mackie Control Universal and Mackie
Control C4 rotary controllers, providing complete hands-on control of a full
range of recording and mixing parameters - including plug-ins and virtual
instruments. (Tracktion 2 overlays will be available in the coming weeks.) In
true Tracktion fashion, it's so intuitive and easy that you'll be enjoying the
productivity boost only real knobs and faders can provide - plus they look
really wicked on your desktop.

LOOP RECORDING
Got a client who can't sing their way out of a paper bag? Or perhaps an
overzealous lead guitar player? No problem. Tracktion 2 includes "loop record
mode" which makes it easy to record multiple passes and compile the best of each
into the perfect take.

`PER TRACK' INPUT
Tracktion 2 adds a "per track input mode", offering an alternative to the
standard "drag the input to the track" assignment method. If you have more than
just a few inputs, you'll appreciate not having to sort through all of those
input icons to find the one you need. Instead, simply select an audio or MIDI
input from the new drop-down menu available on every track.

FULL-SCREEN INPUT METERING
Tracktion 2 now offers more ways to visualize your audio intensity. Enhanced
Input meters on every channel provide more accurate at-a-glance viewing of your
input levels. The new "Large Meters Mode" transforms the horizontal tracks into
a gigantic input meter bridge for super-accurate level setting.

TRACK FREEZING
What with Tracktion being so fun and easy to use, one could possibly create so
many tracks, effects, and virtual instruments, that even the hardiest of
computers could choke on all the action. So we thought that a Track Freeze
function that renders single and multiple tracks with all their assorted audio
files, effects and instruments to a single file on the hard disk. This frees up
the computer's CPU for important tasks - like creating more tracks!

BROADCAST .WAV & MACKIE HDR FILE IMPORT
Tracktion 2 offers industry-standard broadcast .wav file import. Support of
.bwav audio files means even greater ease and flexibility for users importing
audio from otherwise incompatible applications and hardware. And because these
files are time-stamped, restoring them to their original position relative to
other audio clips is a snap.

Additionally, users of the Mackie's popular HDR, MDR and SDR hard disk recorders
can now import their project files directly into Tracktion 2, complete with all
audio and edits intact. So you can track those rowdy musicians at the club to
your hard disk recorder, then quickly transfer to your laptop and toss it in the
van. When the bass player finally passes out, set your laptop on his head and
mix on the way to the next gig.

SCALABLE INTERFACE
Tracktion 2's single-screen interface can be scaled to virtually any size,
permitting users of large monitors to devote some of those pixels to other
applications, while still keeping an eye on Tracktion.

FEATURES

- Unlimited track count (Depending on your computer's CPU)
- Support for sample rates up to 192kHz
- Importing and exporting of all major file types
- Simple drag-and-drop audio editing
- Track freezing for conserving CPU power
- VST instrument and plug-in support
- ReWire support for use with Reason. software
- Powerful MIDI programming and editing with step recording
- Built-in Quicktime. support
- 64-bit mix engine for superb sound quality
- Built-in sampler
- MIDI mapping for external controllers
- MTC input/output, MIDI Clock output, and MMC send/receive
- Powerful project management features

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